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Samantha Morton
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born May 13, 1977 (47 years)
Samantha Jane Morton (born May 13, 1977) is an English actress and director. Known for her work in independent cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Morton was a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop in her native Nottingham and began her career in British television in 1991. She appeared in the ITV series Band of Gold (1995–1996) and the BBC miniseries The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling (1997). Morton's early film roles include Emma (1996), Jane Eyre (1997), and Under the Skin (1997). She received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and the other for Best Actress for Jim Sheridan's In America (2003). Other notable film credits include Morvern Callar (2002), Minority Report (2002), The Libertine (2004), Control (2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Synecdoche, New York (2008), The Messenger (2009), John Carter (2012), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), and The Whale (2022).
For her portrayal of Myra Hindley in the HBO film Longford (2006) she received Primetime Emmy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award nominations. Morton made her directorial debut with the television film The Unloved (2009), which won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama. She has starred in various programs, such as The Last Panthers (2015), Rillington Place (2016), Harlots (2017–2019), The Walking Dead (2019–2020), and The Serpent Queen (2022–present).
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Morton was a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop in her native Nottingham and began her career in British television in 1991. She appeared in the ITV series Band of Gold (1995–1996) and the BBC miniseries The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling (1997). Morton's early film roles include Emma (1996), Jane Eyre (1997), and Under the Skin (1997). She received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and the other for Best Actress for Jim Sheridan's In America (2003). Other notable film credits include Morvern Callar (2002), Minority Report (2002), The Libertine (2004), Control (2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Synecdoche, New York (2008), The Messenger (2009), John Carter (2012), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), and The Whale (2022).
For her portrayal of Myra Hindley in the HBO film Longford (2006) she received Primetime Emmy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award nominations. Morton made her directorial debut with the television film The Unloved (2009), which won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama. She has starred in various programs, such as The Last Panthers (2015), Rillington Place (2016), Harlots (2017–2019), The Walking Dead (2019–2020), and The Serpent Queen (2022–present).
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Filmography
| 2023 | The Burning Girls (TV Series) · as Reverend Jack Brooks |
| 2022 | The Whale · as Mary |
| 2022 | She Said · as Zelda Perkins |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen (TV Series) · as Catherine De' Medici |
| 2022 | Tales of the Walking Dead (TV Series) · as Dee |
| 2022 | Save the Cinema · as Liz Evans |
| 2019 | I Am... (2019) (TV Series) · as Kirsty |
| 2018 | Two for Joy · as Aisha |
| 2017 | Spielberg · as Agatha |
| 2017 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Barebone Family · as Mary Lou |
| 2017 | Harlots (TV Series) · as Margaret Wells |
| 2016 | Rillington Place (TV Series) · as Ethel Christie |
| 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them · as Mary Lou Barebone |
| 2016 | Artists in Love (TV Series) · as Host |
| 2015 | The Last Panthers (TV Series) · as Naomi |
| 2015 | Cider with Rosie · as Annie Lee |
| 2015 | Can't come out to play · as Cast |
| 2014 | Miss Julie · as Kathleen |
| 2013 | The Harvest · as Katherine |
| 2013 | Decoding Annie Parker · as Annie Parker |
| 2013 | The Frame (TV Series) · as Vija Kinsky |
| 2012 | Cosmopolis · as Vija Kinsky |
| 2012 | John Carter · as Sola |
| 2010 | The Walking Dead (TV Series) · as Alpha |
| 2009 | The Messenger · as Olivia Pitterson |
| 2009 | Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn · as Cast |
| 2008 | The Daisy Chain · as Martha Conroy |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York · as Hazel |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Mister Lonely · as Marilyn Monroe |
| 2007 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age · as Mary, Queen Of Scots |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | Longford · as Myra Hindley |
| 2006 | Free Jimmy · as Sonia (voice) |
| 2005 | River Queen · as Sarah O'brien |
| 2005 | Lassie · as Sarah Carraclough |
| 2004 | The Libertine · as Elizabeth Barry |
| 2004 | Enduring Love · as Claire |
| 2003 | Code 46 · as Maria Gonzales |
| 2002 | In America · as Sarah |
| 2002 | U2: The Best of 1990-2000 · as Mermaid (video "electrical Storm") |
| 2002 | Morvern Callar · as Morvern Callar |
| 2002 | Minority Report · as Agatha [pre-Cog Chamber] |
| 2002 | Max & Ruby (TV Series) · as Ruby |
| 2001 | Eden · as Sam |
| 2000 | Pandaemonium · as Sara Coleridge |
| 1999 | Jesus' Son · as Michelle |
| 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown · as Hattie |
| 1999 | The Last Yellow · as Jackie |
| 1999 | Dreaming of Joseph Lees · as Eva |
| 1997 | This Is the Sea · as Hazel Stokes |
| 1997 | Under the Skin · as Iris Kelly |
| 1997 | The History of Tom Jones (TV Series) · as Sophie Western |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | Emma · as Harriet Smith |
| 1996 | The Future Lasts a Long Time · as May |
| 1995 | Band of Gold (TV Series) · as Tracy Richards |
| 1995 | Band of Gold · as Tracy Richards |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Peak Practice (TV Series) · as Abbey / Pauline Jones |
| 1991 | Soldier Soldier (TV Series) · as Clare Anderson |
| 1986 | Boon (TV Series) · as Mandy |